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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1961 MLDFORD MAIi, TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. MEBPOltB MAIL TRIBUNE, METJF6BD, OKIOOW THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1961. Ml A u m n AT 4 . (Tl0 rer ff; j ; SPACE CAKE? Joseph Simonton, 60, of Eagle River, Wis., holds one of three flat cakes which he said were given to him by three men who landed In a flying saucer on his chicken farm. The men aBked for water, he said. Simonton ate one of the cakesgave one to Vilas uounty judge rranic Carter and sent one to Washington. (UPI Telephoto) Fossils Found in Ancient Rocks of Southern Australia ww Vnrkl w Y. - fScien- exposed by weathering, From this distribution of fossils in the rocks it can be judged that the lack of shells and hard skeletons in the Pre-Cambrian tlflc American Feature)-Fos- sils of animals inai innvea .mi the earth's balmy seas as long as a billion years ago have been discovered in the ancient iocks of southern .Australia. The find may lead to experk mentation that, could open a new chapter in the story of evolution,' according : to Mar tin F. Glaessner, a geologist at the University of Adelaide in South Australia. "The long history of or fMlc evolution," says Dr, Ouenner, "is written in the fonll record, with chapters delineated by layers of sedi animals was not due to any factors in the physical en vironment; The development of shells 'in the Cambrian was not a, result of a sudden change in the habits or habi tats of the animals. Rather, shells appeared as, a step for ward in biochemical evolu tion; Calcium metabolism underwent a change that pro duced hard shells and other skeletal material, providing the protection and mechanical support so important to the more advanced animals." mentary rock laid down on - tha narth'a cruat tnrouan uie vast span oi geoiogiu m, Such fossils set the last 60 mil Tp Policewomen Guard Japan's Princess Michiko lion years apart as the Ceno- ' EOic era, me agurui umiiiiiiMiD. ' The next lower strata . contain thr 1B0 - million - year history ' of the Mesozolc, the age of reptiles; Before that comes the 'till longer1 record of the Paleozoic, which' leads back- ward through the age of ara-i tphibiaiu and fishes to the age ; of the ' invertebrates; Here i geologists reach the bottom of the Cambrian layer. Fossil Record Fades "Suddenly and inexplicably, "at the point where the first Tokyo - (OPD - Something new has, been added to the royal household of Prince Aklhlto and Princess Michiko. Two police wo men now maintain an around-the-clock guard on the pretty princess, a commoner who broke cen turies of Japanese tradition when she married into the Imperial family in April, 1989. 'Cambrian sediments came to 'hf aim a Knn m nnn million. ears ago, the fossil record "lades. But beyond the Cam brian the deepest sedlmenta ' tion extends backward in time at least another 2,000 million veara. Yet. aoart from It was the first time in Japanese history that women bodyguards have been assign ed to the royal household, 'few other primeval life forms the Pre-Cambrian strata had Reasons for their appoint ment were not disclosed, but it 'was known that some of ficials were worried over .in cidents of political terrorism in Japan. origin of the Cambrian in- - "In that year the Australi an geologist, R. C. Sprigg, while probing among an out cropping of sandstone in the Edlacara Hills of South Aus trnlin came uoon some stranite Although ' Michiko Is ex tremely popular among the Japanese people, it apparently was decided not to take any chances. .varieties of fossil jellyfish. Assigned to the royal beat aDriuu s iinas auiuKiy aiuuuv- were the Misses Shlgeko Sa kural, 37, and Kazuko Fuji!, 35, both 13-year, veterans on the Tokyo metropolitan police force. ' Appearances Deceiving ed other geologists who found : plantlike Impressions that op- peared to be algae. Students i joined ' the search and still other animals were discover ed. "io aaie some nuu speci mens have been collected. The , fauna include jellyfish repre senting at least six and prob ably more extinct genera, also soft corals related to living ana nana ' ' Daamnntarl uinimi The two bespectacled po licewomen look more like school marms. But a police spokesman warned that ap pearances could be deceiving. "They both are judo ex perts, and can hit a beer bot tle with their pistols from 30 feet," he said. .with strong head shields; odd ..bilaterally, symmetrical ani mals resembling certain other "T h e assignment requires UA living wviiiio, nnu H.lum nnlmnlfl ihnt lnnlr lllrA nn them to sacrifice themselves in an emergency, the spokes other living creatures. .. iotil. e i a 1 1 man said. "The two officers will do so If they have to." , . Alio ngc v& vi ic tuoairvu- talning rocks cannot be de- ' ' iprmlnpH Hirnnilv in vnrn hi. The two policewomen shun publicity and refuse to meet reporters, but metropolitan v.dloactlve minerals suitable for police headquarters gave some details about their royal as signment. Ediacara Hills rock stratifica tion can be followed upward In unbroken sequence until the first undoubtedly Cam brian fossils are reached in Miss Fujii is a graduate of a cooking school and is a licensed dietician. Miss Sa- . dolom.Uic limestone 900 feet kurai is a graduate of the Nippon Women's Art College and even now frequently holds exhibitions of her oil ".above the Pre-Cambrlan level, : Had No Shells . mals of the Pre-Cambrlan era had no shells. How, then, were paintings. Both joined the police force they preserved? They appear to have come to rest on clay and on' the mud flats of ' beaches. High tides and strong - nnrrsnti then covered them originally to help fight Juve nile delinquency. But they also "were assigned to many dangerous missions, all of which they successfully ac complished," a spokesman with sand. The lower, surfaces aurii sandv layers preserv- added, . fho rlnv surfaces as perfect Nature of the missions was casU. These hav now ben not disclosed. v A'j) i "" 1 ! ' ' ' ' L i i i i tr "l ' ' BACON j-1 ,,'.' ..'' . , v.; 'Si m ik--." : More than 500 meat, fish and poul try items from which to choose. 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Y.- Scentific thetic penicillins could 1" American Feature) - During recent years chemists have signed to combat pathogenic . bacteria not now sensitive to mastered the molecular struc ture of penicillin in such de tail that they can now design any antibiotic. ; "With the triumph of the germ theory of disease in the 19th century, physicians, mi-' crobiologists and cnemiSLJ , .: gan to seek substances . that and construct new penicil lins to achieve specific thera peutic objectives. They accom plish the alterations by rear would destroy infectious or ranging groups of atoms that are attached to the core of the penicillin molecule,' and have ganisms within the afflicted human body, tailor-made drugs to combat specific dis succeeded in creatine new eases. Judging from the recent types endowed with astonish ing effectiveness, according to successes with penicillin, it . would seem that the old goal Is still a worthy one." Anthony H. Rose, biochemist at Heriot-Watt College, Edln burgh, Scotland. , McNamara's Pay , Topped by Crews At Missile Base .: Washington - (DPD - Senate "During early investiga tions,", Dr. Rose explains, "bi ochemists found that the name penicillin, given to the antibiotic by Alexander Flem ing In 1028, was actually a generic name covering a whole family of related Deni- 29c cunns, ail 01 tnem Droducts of the metabolism of oenlclllium Investigators have disclosed that a group of ironworkers at one U. S. missile base have earned up to $520 a week -, $40 a week more than De fense Secretary Robert S. Mo. Namara Is paid. - Two staff aides of the Sen ate Investigations Commlttte also reported that other con struction workers' payohecks have been larger than those of subcablnet members, two-star generals and Army colonels. , Payroll. Surveyed The testimony Involved sur 35c 29c QA. molds. The various Denlclllins have identical molecular cores that consist of carbon, hydro gen, oxygen, nitrogen and sul fur atoms linked together In specific patterns. To this core a 'tail" is attached that con sists of carbbn, oxygen and hydrogen atoms. Some tails are long, some short, c They may be a simple string of atoms or ring-like in struc ture. Penicillin cores without tails are ineffective against disease. . The kind of disease against which a specific pen icillin : is effective depends upon the size and shape of the veys of payrolls at Vanden-.. .; berg Air Force Base, Calif., ' the headquarters for the Pa-j nlttn mloallA rnnD. OnH at Pan . attached tall. Canaveral, anchor of the At lantic range, -i ... ... Elaborated in Quantity "Further, it was found that iv A former Air Force con tracting officer also testified certain microorganisms are capable of developing sub that pipefitters at Vandenberg , stances that destroy penicil have agreed not to take apart certain assemblies . for Titan ; missile lnstallatlons-and then-, , lins, innt such substances are elaborated In quantity only In the presence of penicillin and that effectiveness of the de structive substances depends upon the nature of the tail. reassemble them-on the un-. derstanding that the men. would stand idle for, the es timated assembly period' and . "Finally, methods were found for mass producing cores without tails, for mak ing tails of desired shape and size and attaching them to the cores. In short, the research efforts disclosed how the peni cillin molecule is put together, how the structure Is disrupt ed by resistant microorgan isms and how to construct a penicillin that is immune to bless" . the factory -made equipment. . ; . In addition to 14 ironwork ers at Vandenberg who, in . "high" payroll weeks, one last September and on in January1; made more than the defense " secretary, the subcommittee . study disclosed: . -"Each and every one"- of .. some 90 plumbers and pipefit ters employed by : Bechtel . Corp. at Vandenberg, in the sample weeks averaged more than the $365 weekly paid to ; Maj. Gen. David Wade, the , commanding general, - -Common laborers earning as much as $287 a week. at. Vandenberg during the sanv pie weeks, averaged "considV erably more" than the aver--age pay and allowances of . : the destrlctlve substances that are elaborated by certain bac teria. . , "One group of virulent and resistant microorganisms is staphylococci, germs that cause a variety of diseases ranging from rashes and ab scese to fatal pneumonias and blood poisoning. They have become rampant in hospitals during recent years, with mortality rates soaring to 20 per cent among those stricken. "Recently a group of re search workers, acting in con cert on both sides of the At lantic, have succeeded in at taching a tail to the penicillin core that appears to defeat staphylococci. Clinical trials of the new. antibiotic have produced spectacular results. Ninety per cent of patients suffering from resistant staph lococcal Infections are either cured by the modified drug or greatly improved. Prospects Excellent "Prospects for the further development of new penicil lins are excellent and promise significant improvements in chemotherapy. Even the best penicillins have their draw backs, of course. Penicillin tends to be excreted rather rapidly in the urine, and some patients develop serious and even dangerous allergies to It. New penicillins that can over come these problems and still retain activity against resist ant bacteria may very well be developed, In addition, syn the prospective U.S. astro- . nauts. -The foreman for the corn- ' mon laborers there made $434 1 - mora than the Air Force secretary. ' - -Two elevator operators and -warehouse clerks made more per week than the basic pay and allowances of a full colonel. : - j ' Chairman John L. McClel lan said congressional action may be necessary to prevent strikes that result in big over time payments. , ' . Space Technology $ More Than Missiles Philadelphia - (UPS - Space technology is more than just mijulles. . 'v Orders for second - hand"' diapers 1 and ; ripe bananas , OIXSJ VTA H) IVHIMV W.""" In the more than 51,000 orders processed by General Electric Co. Missile and Space Vehicle department buyers. IPk. JIhham HIM. MfllkUh eo peneci xor ciwiuu. ca 1.1.- .-. The bananas were used to feed , a couple of space monkeys. ,v :vv;.v:i fir-T. A t.